2016-17 ICC Softball News

Season
All-Americans Hollenhead, Brown sign with North Alabama
All-Americans Hollenhead, Brown sign with North Alabama

Hollenhead and Brown join fellow sophomore Carleigh Mills (Kossuth) on signing to continue their careers next season.

Hollenhead named NJCAA All-American
Hollenhead named NJCAA All-American

Sophomore third baseman Mamie Hollenhead (Mathiston) was named a 2017 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II Second Team All-American late Thursday afternoon.

Three Indians earn NFCA All-American honors
Three Indians earn NFCA All-American honors

Three Itawamba Community College softball players were selected to the 2017 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCAA) National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II All-American teams, released Wednesday by the NFCA.

Mills signs with West Alabama
Mills signs with West Alabama

Itawamba Community College’s Carleigh Mills has signed a National Letter of Intent to continue her softball career at the University of West Alabama.

Record number of ICC softball players named NFCA All-Region
Record number of ICC softball players named NFCA All-Region

A total of five ICC softball players have been selected to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) DII South All-Region team, the NFCA announced on Wednesday.

ICC has five earn postseason softball honors
ICC has five earn postseason softball honors

Itawamba Community College’s softball program had five players earn postseason honors after yet another record breaking season.

No. 6 Indians drop season-ending decision to No. 4 LSU-Eunice, 5-1
No. 6 Indians drop season-ending decision to No. 4 LSU-Eunice, 5-1

The No. 6 Indians fell 5-1 to No. 4 LSU-Eunice in their final game of the season in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 23 Tournament on Thursday.

No. 6 Indians fall to No. 1 Jones in regional opener, 6-1
No. 6 Indians fall to No. 1 Jones in regional opener, 6-1

The No. 6 Indians fell 6-1 to No. 1 Jones County Junior College in the opening round of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 23 Tournament on Wednesday.

ICC softball to hold open tryouts
ICC softball to hold open tryouts

Coach Andy Kirk has announced tryouts for the nationally-ranked Itawamba Community College softball team will be held Tuesday, May 16 at 2:00 p.m. at the ICC Softball Complex on the Fulton Campus.

Schedule released for NJCAA Region 23 Softball Tournament
Schedule released for NJCAA Region 23 Softball Tournament

The schedule for the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 23 softball tournament has been released and will feature four of the top seven teams in the country. Originally scheduled to start Thursday, tournament officials and participating coaches agreed to start on Wednesday in order to beat the high chances of rain forecasted for Friday.

Timely hitting sparks ICC past ECCC, 4-2
Timely hitting sparks ICC past ECCC, 4-2

Freshman Meg Sullivan (Springville, AL) hit her second home run of the tournament to help the No. 6 ICC softball team punch its ticket to next week’s NJCAA Region 23 Tournament with a 4-2 win over No. 8 East Central Community College on Saturday at Jones County Junior College.

More two-out struggles doom Indians in 3-2 loss to Gulf Coast
More two-out struggles doom Indians in 3-2 loss to Gulf Coast

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College had the Indians number in the MACJC State Softball Tournament. For the second time in the tournament, the Bulldogs’ came up clutch in two-out situations to eliminate the Indians with a 3-2 win Saturday night.

No. 6 Indians drop playoff heartbreaker to No. 7 Gulf Coast... again
No. 6 Indians drop playoff heartbreaker to No. 7 Gulf Coast... again

The No. 6 ICC softball team fell 7-6 to No. 7 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in the opening round of the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) State Softball Tournament Friday evening at Jones County Junior College.

Brackets set for the 2017 MACJC State Softball Tournament
Brackets set for the 2017 MACJC State Softball Tournament

The brackets for the 2017 Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) State Softball Tournament are set with four of the country’s top nine teams set to battle for this year’s conference tournament championship.

No. 6 Indians defeat EMCC to advance to MACJC Tourney
No. 6 Indians defeat EMCC to advance to MACJC Tourney

Freshman pitcher Caroline Dickins (Batesville) scattered six hits and gave up one earned run to help lead the No. 6 ICC softball team to a 5-1 victory over East Mississippi Community College on Saturday.

No. 6 Indians earn Game 1 win over East Mississippi, 9-6
No. 6 Indians earn Game 1 win over East Mississippi, 9-6

The No. 6 Itawamba Community College softball team earned a 9-6 come-from-behind win over East Mississippi Community College in Game 1 of the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) best-of-three playoff series on Friday.